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It urgently needs a trim to allow for unobstructed view! :lau

Hilarious! :love

:hugs I am sorry this happened, but you did the right thing. In my view the chicks are still much to small to receive this kind of "educational" pecks and even less from a rooster. I once dispatched a gorgeous BCM rooster for suddenly attacking a broody hen through the fence as she took a...

And rightly so as he should feed and protect them instead of lashing out like this!

Calcium 600 citrate +vitamin D administered every evening for 7-10 consecutive days can help with building good eggshells. If she does not improve, you might start her on antibiotics as broken eggs inside the oviduct will cause infection.

When will she take her final exams in philosophy?

Yes,the white one appears to be male, the grey one female.

I have observed this for 20+ years with my hens, no matter the breed or mix. Here is some more scientific findings on the matter: "effect of age on the yolk to albumen ratio in chicken eggs" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8464799/ We do find our French Marans eggs to be the best, followed up...

Yes, there is a difference in the yolk to albumen ratio depending on the age of the hen (yolks get bigger as the hens get older) and the variety, as bantam egg yolk to albumen is better, meaning more yolk as in standard sized breeds. We also notice a difference in breeds and in individuals and...

I have several hens that will kick out any kind of fake eggs: wooden, porcellain, plastic with or without sand filling, golf ball, plaster, you name it. But strangely, they would tolerate boiled eggs for a while.

Well, they are infertile, so of course they'll kick them out :p

Definitely my favourites of your bunch! :love

Do they hatch early without having completeley absorbed the yolksac first? Or is it definitely an infection?

This definitely calls for "Houdini".

And these awful zippers are the reason I no longer buy them. :barnie

:th And to think that I believed to have quite a lot! :lol:

Wow! Brooders everywhere - how many chicks do you have this year?

Yes, usually the ones with larger scales.

Mine all do love carrots, whole and raw, grated or chopped up and raw or cooked or even made into Moro's carrot soup. But they start eating carrots from the early age of two weeks and that might make all the difference.

Thanks for this update on her and Henry.